Reports related to deaths and injuries
Prince Reza Pahlavi, in a Nowruz 1405 message, stated that the killing of Ali Khamenei marks the beginning of the end for the current regime, predicting its permanent demise in the new year. Meysam Mehrani, a political analyst, provided an assessment.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the former Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic killed by Israeli military strikes on March 9th, has not yet been laid to rest, and his son Mojtaba, who was declared successor by the Assembly of Experts over ten days ago, has not released any audio or video messages. Several surviving Islamic Republic officials have issued Nowruz greetings despite ongoing Israeli and U.S. attacks.
On the arrival of the Islamic calendar year 1405, Iranian media outlets published a written message purportedly from Mojtaba Khamenei, son of late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in airstrikes on March 9. This marks a departure from the previous tradition of releasing a video message from the Supreme Leader annually.
State media published images of a funeral procession for 13 Basij forces killed and 18 wounded in an attack on a checkpoint in Qaramalek, Tabriz, according to the East Azerbaijan Governorate. The checkpoint was "targeted by enemy projectiles."
Reports indicate that Mehdi Qoreishi, the commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force, was killed in Isfahan last night during an operation conducted by the Israel Defense Forces.
On Thursday evening, an attack on a checkpoint in the Qaramalek area of Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, resulted in the deaths of 13 Basij members and injuries to 18 others, according to the IRGC Public Relations Office. The Director General of Crisis Management of East Azerbaijan Province indicated a possibility of an increase in the number of fatalities.
Mehdi Gharishi, a senior commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Aerospace Force, was killed on March 28, 2025, during Israeli and American attacks on the "Jey" industrial zone in Isfahan, Iran. His body was buried in Isfahan on March 29, 2025.
An Iranian citizen recorded a video of their Haft-Seen table, discussing the desire for freedom in Iran, the death of Ali Khamenei, and the regime's suppressions, asserting that history is on the side of the people's victory and the fall of the Islamic Republic.
Iranian state media reported that Mehdi Qureshi, the commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force in Isfahan, was killed during recent attacks by Israel and the United States.
Mehdi Qoreishi, commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force in Isfahan, was killed in recent Israeli and American attacks on the "J" industrial zone in the city, according to Iranian media. His body was buried in Isfahan on Friday, March 29.
On March 19, 2025, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps confirmed the killing of its spokesperson, Ali Mohammad Naeini, in attacks by Israel and the United States. Naeini had recently made statements about a "surprise" for the war and had threatened supporters of Prince Reza Pahlavi.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued a written statement expressing condolences for the death of Intelligence Minister Ismail Khatib, describing him as a martyr, and called for security to be denied to enemies both within and outside the country while ensuring it for the entire nation.
